Hi Pete, Re Gaskell Street, according to Bolton Post Office directory 1876 /87, Gaskell St is the correct spelling. At the time it boasted a cotton mill namely The Nelson Mills. Hope this might help. Regards JR ----- Original Message ----- From: "Pete Hulme" <phulme@glasshouse.com> To: <ENG-LAN-BOLTON-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, May 26, 2006 4:09 PM Subject: RE: [ENG-LAN-BOLTON] JAMES HULME > > HI Martin, I'm glad you asked that, I thought I remembered a Gaskell > Street (between Chorley old Road and Halliwell Road, sort of around > Brownlow Way?) From when I lived in Bolton in the 60's and 70's. > > It's definitely Gaskill in the 1871, you can clearly see the dot over > the I and it's Gaskill in the transcribed Street Index. I'm pretty sure > it's Gaskill in the 1861, though you could convince me it was Gaskell. > I've always assumed that my memory of the spelling was wrong but you've > prompted me to check. I'll look at the census itself and try to work out > where it was, based on the streets around it. > > Cheers, Pete > -----Original Message----- > From: Martin Briscoe [mailto:mbriscoe@zetnet.co.uk] > Sent: 26 May 2006 15:36 > To: ENG-LAN-BOLTON-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: RE: [ENG-LAN-BOLTON] JAMES HULME > > There is a group of houses surviving in Gaskill Street (I presume > Gaskell > Street and Gaskill Street are just alternate spellings?). They look as > if > they original ones from the 19th Century (I hope they are listed as not > many > around from that period). > > > > ==== ENG-LAN-BOLTON Mailing List ==== > Bolton Metro - bolton@bolton.gov.uk > > ============================== > Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the > last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx > > --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.859 / Virus Database: 585 - Release Date: 14/02/2005